FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 16, 2021 –
Hyundai and Marvel Studios have come together to launch the next
big phase of Hyundai’s “Question Everything” marketing blitz. This
first-ever co-branded creative campaign introduces the all-new
2022 Tucson in exciting new spots
featuring Marvel characters from four different Disney+ series. The
custom creative developed and produced by Marvel Studios brings
adventure, mischief and magic to the Hyundai campaign by asking
thought-provoking questions within the worlds of The Falcon and
The Winter Soldier, Loki, WandaVision and
What If…?.
“The Marvel Cinematic Universe has captivated audiences and it’s
an incredible opportunity to utilize their characters and
storylines with custom creative for the all-new Tucson,” said
Angela Zepeda, CMO, Hyundai Motor America. “This promotional
partnership elevates our biggest launch campaign ever which
showcases how we questioned every detail and assumption when
developing the 2022 Tucson—resulting in our most innovative and
technologically advanced vehicle to date.”
The 2022 Tucson will be made at the Montgomery plant...the first time that model has been manufactured in the U.S.
"The U.S. Senate unanimously passed an
approval Tuesday that would make June 19, also known as “Juneteenth,”
“Freedom Day,” and “Emancipation Day,” the 11th federal holiday.
The
day commemorates when the slaves in Galveston, TX, were read the
Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order issued by President
Abraham Lincoln on Sep. 22, 1862, banning slavery in Confederate states."
Here's what I suggest Alabama should do:
Eliminate one of the confederate holidays and replace the day with the new Federal holiday.
Streets in the U.S. are mostly wider than those in other countries.
But a story in a Harvard publication argues for narrower streets as a way of improving neighborhoods by making more housing available:
“The point is that desolate asphalt is doing nobody any
good* — not the city, not property owners, not anyone. Cities are often
keen to widen the right of way with new developments. Say you want to
develop a new apartment building. Often, the city will say, ‘Sure, but
you have to give up some land so we can add a turn lane, or widen the
sidewalk.’ If cities can widen the right of way, why can’t they narrow
it in exchange for improvements that will benefit the public?”
But why is a narrower street better?
“One of the best ways to alleviate the housing crisis is to build more
housing,” he says. “To the extent that narrower streets allow developers
to build more housing, that will address the No. 1 issue with housing
right now.”
This argument is somewhat obscure, but give the story a read and you may find yourself spending more time looking at that sea of asphalt and wondering how it could be better used. 😀
[* I'm confident there are many asphalt companies that would disagree!]
"A third candidate, Alabama pastor Ed Litton, was among an ethnically and
racially diverse group of Southern Baptists who signed a statement
asserting that systemic injustice is real. He is supported by Fred
Luter, the only Black pastor ever to be denomination president."
Watch the move Sunday night at 7:00PM on CBS 8 in Montgomery.
THE
BROADCAST PREMIERE OF AVA DUVERNAY'S EPIC ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED FILM
"SELMA" TO AIR AS THE "CBS SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE" JUNE 20
Critically Acclaimed Historic Film from Paramount Pictures
Airs the Weekend of Juneteenth
The broadcast premiere of Ava DuVernay's historic Academy
Award(R)-nominated film SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, will be
broadcast the weekend of Juneteenth as the "CBS Sunday Night Movie,"
June 20 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SELMA, from director Ava DuVernay and starring David Oyelowo as
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., chronicles the tumultuous three-month
period in 1965 when revered leader and visionary Dr. King led thousands
of nonviolent demonstrators on a campaign to secure equal voting rights
in the face of brutal opposition. The epic march from Selma to
Montgomery culminated in President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson)
signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant
victories for the civil rights movement. SELMA, which was released in
2014, also stars Cuba Gooding Jr. (lawyer and activist Fred Gray),
Alessandro Nivola (John Doar, the Justice Department's Assistant
Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division), Giovanni Ribisi
(presidential advisor Lee White), Common (civil rights leader James
Bevel), Carmen Ejogo (Coretta Scott King), Lorraine Toussaint (Amelia
Boynton, one of the pivotal march organizers), with Tim Roth (Governor
George Wallace) and Oprah Winfrey as civil rights legend Annie Lee
Cooper.
"It's an honor for CBS to present the broadcast debut of Ava
DuVernay's powerful, important and celebrated film SELMA, which was
distributed by our colleagues at Paramount Pictures," said Noriko
Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS
Entertainment. "Television has the unique ability to deliver
collective, unifying experiences for the audience, and we hope our
broadcast of this compelling and historic drama will inspire discussion
among our viewers during Juneteenth weekend and beyond."
"I'm proud that America's most watched network is making Ava
DuVernay's masterful and poignant film SELMA available for all to see,"
said Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i, Executive Vice President, Entertainment
Diversity and Inclusion, West Coast, ViacomCBS. "It's a work of art and a
timeless reminder of the hard-won accomplishments of the civil rights
movement and the importance of social justice to this day."
The film, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Picture and won the Oscar(R) for Best Original Song for John Legend and
Common's powerful tribute "Glory," was produced by Christian Colson,
Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner and was written by Paul
Webb.
The "CBS Sunday Night Movies" franchise returned last spring
(2020) with six classic films from the Paramount Pictures library,
resumed in the fall with six more, and is debuting in 2021with GLADIATOR
on May 30 (Memorial Day Weekend). Prior to these broadcasts, "CBS
Sunday Night Movies" were last featured on the Network schedule in 2006.
The CBS Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, creates
and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms
to audiences around the world. The Company has businesses with origins
that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new
ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. It includes some of
the industry's most successful and popular brands and businesses: CBS
Television Network, CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, CBS
Media Ventures and CBS digital properties.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and
distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ:
VIAC; VIACA), a leading content company with prominent and respected
film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a
collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment,
including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television
Studios, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount
Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount
Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
The "core" stage of the SLS is fitted between two other smaller stages.
Together they measure 212 feet tall, larger than the Statue of Liberty (off its pedestal).
It happened on Friday, setting up the first (without anyone aboard) test flight later this year.
The Huntsville (Alabama) Operations Support Center has been a critical part of the entire development and building of the rocket that will return astronauts to the Moon and beyond.
(Photo credit for all three images: NASA)
The cost of the rocket so far?
$18.6 billion.
Jun 13, 2021
I'll be continuing my fill-in work on Alabama
News Rising this week with Ryan Stinnett on weather, Kay McKabe sharing the news
duties, Jerry Howell on traffic duty and Adam Solomon on sports! Join us 4:30 - 7:00AM on CBS 8 or ABC 32 in Montgomery.
"The No Surprises Act isn't slated to go into effect until 2022, and
millions of Americans will be vulnerable to surprise medical bills in
the meantime.
The No Surprises Act, a measure to end surprise medical bills for
emergency and scheduled care, was passed in December when then-President
Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion year-end spending bill into law.
Currently, 18 states offer comprehensive protections against surprise
billing, and 15 states offer partial protections, according to the Commonwealth Fund."
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this
health advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increased
interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across parts of
the Southern United States" (including Alabama).
"RSV is an RNA virus of the genus Orthopneumovirus, family Pneumoviridae,
primarily spread via respiratory droplets when a person coughs or
sneezes, and through direct contact with a contaminated surface
Infants, young children, and older adults with chronic medical
conditions are at risk of severe disease from RSV infection. Each year
in the United States, RSV leads to on average approximately 58,000
hospitalizations1 with 100-500 deaths among children younger than 5 years old2 and 177,000 hospitalizations with 14,000 deaths among adults aged 65 years or older"
From a New York Times article about the contentious Southern Baptist Convention meeting that begins next week in Nashville:
"The most high-profile vote at the meeting
will be the election of a new president, a race whose leading
candidates are Mike Stone, a Georgia pastor who is the favorite of many
conservatives, including Mr. Nelson and Mr. Jolly; Ed Litton* an Alabama
pastor who has largely avoided culture war battles and has the support
of the denomination’s first Black president; and Albert Mohler Jr., a
lion of the denomination who helped usher in a conservative revolution
decades ago and is now in the awkward position of being labeled a
moderate “compromise candidate.” Mr. Stone, a onetime underdog, is
considered a serious contender.
No matter which side emerges triumphant from the meeting next week, a schism looms."
"Police
believe the shootings began across the Chattahoochee River in
neighboring Phenix City, Alabama, where a person was shot multiple times
outside a hotel at about 8:15 p.m. (9:15 p.m. ET) Friday night,
according to Blackmon.
Two
hours later, three people were shot outside a downtown Columbus
restaurant, police said. On Saturday, shortly after 2 p.m., another
person was shot about eight blocks away from the earlier downtown
shooting."
Every now and then people in Alabama mount an effort to make several changes to the state constitution. Those include Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
They never go anywhere because the changes would make the legislature less powerful, and the Legislature has to approve them.
Upon receipt and verification by the Election Board of a petition of at least thirty
(30) percent of the General Council of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians a proposed
ordinance or resolution made by the people shall be submitted for a vote by the General
Council at a regular or special election to be held within sixty (60) days of verification
of the petition by the Election Board. The vote of a majority of those actually voting
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Tribal Council.
Section 2. - Referendum
Upon the request of two thirds of the total membership of the Tribal Council, any
proposed or previously enacted ordinance or resolution of the Tribal Council shall
be submitted for a vote by the General Council at a regular or special election to
be held within sixty (60) days of the vote by the Tribal Council. The vote by a majority
of at least thirty (30) percent of the General Council shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Tribal Council.
Section 3. - Recall
Upon receipt and verification by the Election Board of a petition of at least thirty
(30) percent of the General Council of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, it shall
be the duty of the Election Board to call a special election to consider the recall
of the elected tribal official named in the petition. The election shall be held within
sixty (60) days of receipt of the petition by the Election Board, provided that if
the petition is received less than six (6) months prior to the annual election, the
Election Board may direct that the matter be placed on the ballot of that election.
If a majority of those actually voting favor the recall of the official, the office
shall be declared vacant and filled in accordance with Article VII, Section 4 of this
Constitution. If the recall fails, that officer cannot be recalled again for twelve
(12) months.
So there. Native Americans in Alabama have some freedoms not granted to non-Native American residents.
Also, the tribe does not pay any taxes. That could change if Alabama elected officials agreed to a compact agreement with the tribe that could, in return, allow the tribe to offer a higher level of gambling at their casinos---like card games.
" federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of
color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates
against White farmers.
U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee issued a temporary
restraining order Thursday suspending the program for socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
reported.
The program pays up to 120% of direct or guaranteed farm
loan balances for Black, American Indian, Hispanic, Asian American or
Pacific Islander farmers. President Joe Biden's administration created
the loan forgiveness program as part of its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic relief plan."
